Wireless Access Point 20 Second Hack by Eric Meyer
Placement of your wireless access points is the first layer of security for your wireless network. If your wireless access points can be physically touched by a passerby you have major problems. The easiest way to hack a wireless access point is walk up to it and press the reset button. ... If he can determine the make and model of your access point he can search the Internet for default passwords and vulnerabilities for that access point. ... This will make it default back to an open network and poof you have keys to the kingdom When placing your wireless access point the only thing you...

Installing Wireless Access Points: Mistakes to Avoid by Eric Meyer
Installing Wireless Access Points: Errors After you have performed your site survey, installed your access points, and configured your clients…you will always find problems some where. Hopefully you can avoid some of the errors listed below. 1. Access Point Placement - Do not place access... Spend the Money on POE ( Power over ethernet)access points - With POE your not limited to where you can place your access points. ... You want as few access points in one area as possible. ... Quality vs Quantity - Spend the money on a good access points and antennas.

Wireless Access Points: Thin vs Fat by Eric Meyer
Wireless LAN Switches: The Best Solution There are two types of wireless access points Intelligent (Fat) and Thin wireless Access points. A fat wireless access point has everything it needs to handle wireless clients. A Thin wireless access point is basically a radio and antenna that is... If a user moves to another work area traditional wireless access points have a hard time passing off the user to the new access point. ... Wireless LAN switches can detect when a new wireless access point comes into the area and decide if it is a trusted or non-trusted device.

Wireless Access Points: Power over Ethernet by Eric Meyer
PoE gives you the freedom of installing wireless access points anywhere a ethernet cable will go. Before power over Ethernet was available a wireless access point always had to be near a power outlet to give it power. This meant more money and usually bad placement. ... If you are using a Fat access point which is located near a common power outlet or easily in reach of employees all it takes is a paper clip to reset the access point and your network has been hacked. ... Often your wireless access point will be managed by a switch that will double as a PoE injector.

Wireless Access Point Scanning Software by Eric Meyer
Wireless access point scanning software can mean one or two Things. first it could mean that you are trying to find wireless access points on a LAN to find their IP address. This can be used when you start a new job and you want to get a quick handle on if any one has wireless access points on... Examples of Wireless access point scanning software are: Netstumbler: Netstumbler will scan for radio beacons from wireless access points and tell you their names, MAC address, SSID and if they are locked or not.

Installing Wireless Access Points by Eric Meyer
Installing Multiple Wireless Access Points 1. Install one wireless Access Point to test range 2. Assign each wireless access point a unique IP address 3. Each wireless access point will have the Same SSID 4. All wireless access points will have the same encryption key 5. ... Thus some wireless routers will come with software that will allow you to configure one access point which will then configure all of your other access point for you. ... Configure AP’s – Configuring two or three wireleess access point is not very hard but when you have to configure more than that it can...

Wireless Access Points: 3 Modes for Wireless Access Points by Eric Meyer
Wireless access points can function in three different types of modes: root, repeater and bridge. Root Mode - This is the most common type of mode where multiple users access the access point at once like a hotspot. In root mode users with laptops or PDA’s can access the internet to watch... You need to place the repeater access point with in the range of your current root access point. ... A roaming user moves from access point cell to another access point cell. ... So when you purchase a wireless access point you are actually purchasing three types of wireless connectivity: Root /...

Enterprise Wireless Gateways (EWG) by Eric Meyer
EWG’s have two jobs one is to keep the roaming wireless user connected and second authentication. Use will use a Enterprise wireless gateway in medium to enterprise level work place. Wireless gateways reduce administrative over head my managing wireless access points from a central location. ... When deploying a wireless network with FAT wireless access points you need to configure each wireless access point individually. ... This is important because if the user needs a constant connection the slowness of a FAT wireless access point hand off can limit the user ability to work.

Wired Network Working into Wireless Access Points by Tony Fitz
Let's dive into something a little more complex. What if you have a wired network already, and you're quite happy with the way it performs -- you see no point in dismantling it and making it wireless when it works fine as it is. You've got this laptop, though, that you'd really like to use... Configuring a Wireless Access Point You can usually configure a wireless access point as easily as plugging it into a connection to your network, using the cable that should be included. ... An advantage of dedicated devices is that they generally have a greater range, letting you use your wireless...

LINKSYS WAP54G Wireless Access Point: Love Them and Hate Them by Eric Meyer
I have installed the WAP54G wireless access point since its release and found it a great access point to work with. I have installed the WAP54G wireless access point in small offices, large warehouses, schools and office buildings. Companies like the WAP54 so much because first it’s cheap and... If you install a wireless access point and many people are having problems connecting, after you have upgraded the firmware and upgraded their drivers, You could have a lemon wireless access point. ... They are sturdier and have many more power and antenna features that the WPA54G wireless access...